eli smith



E. SMITH- Meat and Vegetable Chopper.

No 63,566. Patented April 2, 1867.

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ELI SMITH, OF CLAREMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Letters Patent No. 63,566, dated April 2, 1867.

IMPROVED MEAT AND VEGETABLE CHOPPER.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, ELI SMITH, of Claremont, in the Stateof New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Meat or Vegetable Choppers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a clear, full, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, as forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation.

Figure 2 is a view of one of the sides showing their mode of construction; and

Figure 3, aiview of one of the knives or choppers exhibiting the form in which it is designed to make them.

The nature of myinvention consists in the formation of the sides or holders, also in the construction of I the choppers, and combining them in the manner and for the purpose hereinafter stated.

In fig. 1, A represents the handle, provided with a hole from end to end, through which the bolt or screw i passes, the object of whichwill be more fully appreciated hereafter. b 6 represent the sides or holders, the lower ends of which are flared or widened so they will admit of three or more slots being cut vertically through them, as shown in fig.2. e e are the choppers or knives, formed with aslight hook on the upper side of each end, as represented in fig. 3. d is a loose rod or support placed a short distance above the choppers between the sides I) I). Said rod is held improper position by means of indentations on the inner surface of sides. Thus it will be observedthat when the knives or choppers are properly adj usted in the slots, and the tops of the sides I; b are brought closer together, by means of the bolt or screw, the bottoms of the sides are pressed out, thereby firmly securing the knives, as fully seen in fig. 1.

Having thus fullydescribed my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The sides 6 b, as constructed, in combination with knives or choppers e e e, rod d, and handle A, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I hereby aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ELI SMITH.

Witnesses F. F. HASKELL, Geo. T. STOCKWELL. 

